The human brain is hard-wired to greet changes and unexpected circumstances with a stress response: the amygdalae, biochemical arbiters of the fight-or-flight instinct, flag the change as a threat.
This is just one deep seated explanation for the orgy of negativity that has surrounded the 2026 Formula 1 regulations and their introduction, from drivers hating their first experiences of the '26 cars in sim runs to the brouhaha over the first test being held behind closed doors.
